I know a forum is not the place for emergencies, but the vets are full with no room for left for appointments. Tomorrow is the fastest i can go. So in the meanwhile, this is quicker.
Anyway, my cockatiel Bundy, who is a 2 years old male (named after Al Bundy, not Ted Bundy, that would be weird), was biting a wire from a cable from a lamp. Not led, just a regular light bulb. I wanted to unplug the plug but i was too late: a loud bang followed with a flash were the cable was bitten, and he flew in circles around the room in panick. When that was done, i put him back in the cage. I saw that the feathers around his left eye were black, so i tried to clean the feathers around his eye by holding him and cleaning with a wet cloth, with water. But birds don't like to be held, so it was almost impossible to clean it, cause he couldn't keep his head still.
I checked every few hours in case he might got a heart attack, or something else, but nothing luckily.
But now today i see he is pinching his left eye shut the whole time, his feathers fluffed up. I saw him eat a few single seeds, but only so little. He still eats and drinks, although I'm not sure if it is less than usual. I didn't seem him preen himself yet, apart from like 2/4 seconds on his back, but i hope he will still actually preen himself. He is also rather quiet, and he isn't the type to be quiet a lot. Actually i hoped he made less sound for a change lol, but of course not like this. Apart from a few squeaks here and there.
At the moment the feathers around his eyes are gone. And it is now bald.
Since he isn't dead (yet) what can happen now and what's the worst that can happen now? An eye infection? Brain damage or mabey even cancer or something worse?
Is there something i can do in the meantime? Mabey cleaning his eye with a wet cuetip (just water, nothing more). Or is that very unwise? And also some things that i should absolutely NOT do?
Like i said, this is sadly the quickest thing i have right now. I would totally have gone to a vet if available. Sadly it is a regular vet and not a bird vet. The bird vet closest to me is like a 70 minute drive.
Update while writing this:
He now has his head in his back feathers, as if he is sleeping, with both legs on his perch instead of just one (like he always did). He has never done this before in the middle of the day. I am really starting to worry now!
I hope someone can help me, please.
Anyway, my cockatiel Bundy, who is a 2 years old male (named after Al Bundy, not Ted Bundy, that would be weird), was biting a wire from a cable from a lamp. Not led, just a regular light bulb. I wanted to unplug the plug but i was too late: a loud bang followed with a flash were the cable was bitten, and he flew in circles around the room in panick. When that was done, i put him back in the cage. I saw that the feathers around his left eye were black, so i tried to clean the feathers around his eye by holding him and cleaning with a wet cloth, with water. But birds don't like to be held, so it was almost impossible to clean it, cause he couldn't keep his head still.
I checked every few hours in case he might got a heart attack, or something else, but nothing luckily.
But now today i see he is pinching his left eye shut the whole time, his feathers fluffed up. I saw him eat a few single seeds, but only so little. He still eats and drinks, although I'm not sure if it is less than usual. I didn't seem him preen himself yet, apart from like 2/4 seconds on his back, but i hope he will still actually preen himself. He is also rather quiet, and he isn't the type to be quiet a lot. Actually i hoped he made less sound for a change lol, but of course not like this. Apart from a few squeaks here and there.
At the moment the feathers around his eyes are gone. And it is now bald.
Since he isn't dead (yet) what can happen now and what's the worst that can happen now? An eye infection? Brain damage or mabey even cancer or something worse?
Is there something i can do in the meantime? Mabey cleaning his eye with a wet cuetip (just water, nothing more). Or is that very unwise? And also some things that i should absolutely NOT do?
Like i said, this is sadly the quickest thing i have right now. I would totally have gone to a vet if available. Sadly it is a regular vet and not a bird vet. The bird vet closest to me is like a 70 minute drive.
Update while writing this:
He now has his head in his back feathers, as if he is sleeping, with both legs on his perch instead of just one (like he always did). He has never done this before in the middle of the day. I am really starting to worry now!
I hope someone can help me, please.